Harry levin prize american comparative literature association. A second substantive challenge was to design the online site in accordance with web accessibility best practices, such as semantically meaningful. From the outset the site took a very broad view of the sources that should be available to. Sarah dowling, assistant professor, english department, university of washington bothell acla member for 5 years. Last week, helen tartar, editorial director, fordham university press, gave a presentation at the walsh library on fordham university, rose hill campus. Presentation for julie beth napolins seminar, eugene lang college, the new school, april 22, 20. While both she and fordham university press editorial director helen tartar have read the first three parts of this analysis of a society adrift, neither has offered the least substantive challenge to the criticisms found therein. Narrative ethics in the maghreb fordham university press, 2019 was awarded the 2018 helen tartar book subvention award of the american comparative literature association.
Many thanks to editorial director helen tartar at fordham university press, as well. She was the besteducated person ive ever met, he said. I want first to thankand honorhelen tartar, who is a humanities editor for the ages. Tarter joined fordham university press in 2003 after a 20year career in scholarly publishing on the west coast. Memorial set for fup longtime editorial director helen tartar. If she had not been killed in an absurd traffic accident earlier this month, the great editor helen tartar would almost certainly be at a conference now, listening to papers, talking to authors and showing the latest books from fordham university press. New york had the highest population of fordham families in 1840.
My friend and first editor, helen tarter editorial director of fordham university press and formerly editor at stanford university press died in a car accident on march 4th, 2014. University press editor remembered by friends and family in times of grief, words sometimes fail us. If ever this book should happen to be discovered by some future individual, for instance by a member of the next generation sorting out the rubbish of his predecessors, it will certainly raise a smile. Trained as a comparatist, his work is grounded in the study of modern african literatures with a particular focus on senegal. Jan 18, 2018 it will feature zakir paul, ann smock, and helen tartar in conversation and will be moderated by jeanmichel rabate. She was wearing a calflength silvergray dress, with silver chandelier earrings and silver bracelets, and her straight hair was a striking complement in the same color. The acla is thrilled to announce the winners of its 2016 awards. Narrative ethics in the maghreb is forthcoming from fordham university press 2019 and was awarded the 2018 helen tartar book subvention award of the american comparative literature association. Helen tartar, editorial director, fordham university press. Editorial director, fordham university press, 19512014. Walshs leadership concerned medicine, science, history, and religion. She also loved the printed book, he said, so much that she bridled at the. Mar 05, 2014 fordham up announcement helen was a formative influence on my writing and career who took a gamble on my sprawling first book wordsworth.
Fordham has established the helen tartar memorial fund, co. Fordham university archives women in academia report. The fordham family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Helen tartar, editorial director, fordham university press, 19512014. The ihsp recognizes the contribution of fordham university, the fordham university history department, and the fordham center for medieval studies in providing web space and server support for the. Fordham is currently drive presenter on sydney radio station 2gb and host of television program australian ninja warrior. Jonathon repinecz, george mason university, subversive traditions. Main title fordham university press, established in 1907, the seventholdest university press in the country and the nations oldest catholic university press, is the notforprofit publishing arm of the university. French thought has lost a great friend french culture. Helen tartar editorial director fordham university press. Tobias warners research explores points of friction in the globalization of literary cultures. With some texts from the first book of common prayer of 1549 and the second book of 1552. Fordham mourns the loss of helen tartar, editorial director of fordham university press fup, who was killed on march 3 in an automobile accident in colorado the university will hold a memorial for tartar on tuesday, april 8 at 6 p.
After earning two masters degrees at yale, she found success in academic publishingfirst at stanford and then fordham. Helen tartar at fordham press for her enthusiasm for this project, and sam weber for giving me the. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover helens connections and jobs at similar companies. Fordham university press editorial director helen tartar. Helen acquired my first book for stanford back in 1990 i remember having breakfast with her in new haven. It is with great sadness that we have learned of the sudden death of helen tartar, editorial director of fordham university press. Our editor, helen tartar, has assisted us with her editorial wisdom and acumen. But where words might fail at capturing the life of tartar, there are plentyread more. Helen tartar first book subvention award for the tonguetied. Fordham up announcement helen was a formative influence on my writing and career who took a gamble on my sprawling first book wordsworth. The press started off modestly by publishing one bookthe makers of modern medicineunder the leadership of dr. The event serves as the book launch for maurice blanchot, political writings 19531993, translated and edited by zakir paul and recently published by fordham university press.
The murder of helen jewett the life and death of a prostitute in nineteenthcentury new york, chapter 1 at ny. Helen tartar editorial director, fordham university press, 19512014 the critical community staggers at the news that helen tartar, executive editor at fordham university press, perished on march 3 this week in an. University press editor remembered by friends and family. At the world turned upside down added 11291998 a brief history of the early quaker movement, in an epistle written in 1658 as an introduction to a book written by george fox defending the quaker faith. Fordham college at rose hill first archbishop of new york. Helen tartar editorial director, fordham university press, 19512014 the critical community staggers at the news that helen tartar, executive editor at fordham university press, perished on march 3. She appeared to be a shimmering silver christmas tree.
In my nervousness i gave what must have been an incoherent account of my book, but given my focus and her interest in philosophy and literature, she still wanted to see it and it all worked out. My editor at fordham university press, helen tartar, understood well the demands placed on me and on the text by those voices, those stories, and the limitations of traditional book design to present the reader with the desired experience. Kirsten swinth is quoted in a the washington post article entitled, jane fonda spent a night in jail in 1970. Thank you to the editors of the following literary magazines in which some of these poems first appeared. View helen fordham, phds profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Helen was one of the most passionate and dedicated editors that i have ever worked with, and i feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her for the past five.
During his adolescence, he moved to newark, new jersey, and attended st. The sense of history stanford up, 1989 and nurtured it into print. Exhibition celebrates a century of fordham university press. It will feature zakir paul, ann smock, and helen tartar in conversation and will be moderated by jeanmichel rabate. Helen tartar first book subvention award american comparative. The academic community has lost a legendary editor and fierce champion of the humanities. Fordham mourns the loss of helen tartar, editorial director of fordham university.
Helen tartar first book subvention award selection of acla members for subvention to support publication of first books announced by acla publications committee chair, yogita goyal ucla winners. At the time, there was this expectation that the only way a woman could be in public was to present herself in full makeup, respectably dressed, a skirt, a wellcontrolled girdle, said kirsten. Ben fordham born 29 november 1976 is an australian journalist, sports reporter and radio presenter. Talk for the series the history of a book, organized by john bugg. University press editor remembered by friends and family 0. The first impression i had meeting legendary editor helen tartar a dozen years ago was silver. She saw my previous book into press with remarkable, intimate attention to matters both intellectual and practical. Such was the case with french philosopher and author jeanluc nancy, upon hearing of helen tartars untimely march 3rd death. Helen tartar, editorial director of fordham university press, has died in a car accident. All the material in a society adrift, a posthumous collection of lectures and writings by castoriadis, appeared well after that upheaval. The critical community staggers at the news that helen tartar, executive editor at fordham university press, perished on march 3 this week in an automobile accident in colorado. Mandy mazur wins horst frenz prize at acla 2016 comparative. Narrative ethics in the maghreb fordham university press, 2019 was awarded the 2018 helen tartar book subvention award of. Later that year, the fordham university catalog announced the establishment of fordham university press as a new department under the temporary supervision of the medical school at the rose hill campus.
Community, politics, and religion after the subject fordham university press, 2014 is my first book, and was awarded the mla aldo and jeanne scarglione prize for french and francophone studies in 2015 cornells coverage of the award can be read here. The maloney librarys behind the book series organized this event. The first impression i had meeting legendary editor helen tartar a dozen years. Writing a book proposal and choosing a publisher fordham. Many thanks to editorial director helen tartar at fordham university press, as well as robert oppedisano, kate obrien, chris mohney, and the. Nana oseiopare joins fordhams department of history this fall. Alongside the person in pain holistic care and nursing practice by fordham and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The internet medieval sourcebook, and other medieval components of the project, are located at the fordham university center for medieval studies. Thanks to her unparalleled dedication and to the great team at fordham university press many french works of philosophy have been published in the us, among them.
Im especially grateful to him and the team at fordham university press. Us university presses to support publishing first books in literary and cultural studies. Walsh family library exhibit hall will feature books, information on authors and various milestones from the academic presss century of publishing. Recipient of a helen tartar first book subvention award from the american comparative literature association 2018 this study brings together for the first time an archive of latin american and african dictator novels, spanning the period from the nineteenth century to the twenty first. More important, her brilliant advocacy of the humanities and critical theory has created an indispensable forum for the exchange of books and ideas. She addressed questions facing academic authors as they go about publishing their first scholarly books. Mar 05, 2014 i want first to thankand honorhelen tartar, who is a humanities editor for the ages.
After a controversial departure from stanford, tartar found fordham to be a sanctuary where the universitys mission and her vision for a press found a rich meeting of the minds. The book explores a question that has haunted many postcolonial literatures. The most fordham families were found in the uk in 1891. Helen tartar was appointed editorial director in 2003, and fredric nachbaur. Rene wellek prize american comparative literature association. This unique exhibition is an attempt to portray through objects and artifacts a chronicleread more. Apr 12, 2014 university press editor remembered by friends and family in times of grief, words sometimes fail us. I have no words, no voice, he wrote to tartars husband, bud bynack. Thanks to her unparalleled dedication and to the great team at fordham university press many french works of philosophy have been published in the us, among them works by jean luc nancy, jean christophe bailly, helene cixous, peter szendy, catherine malabou. My friend and first editor, helen tarter editorial director of fordham. Primary sources are available here primarily for use in highschool and universitycollege courses. In 1840 there were 51 fordham families living in new york.
As you all know, helen tartar was tragically killed on march 3, 2014. This was about 64% of all the recorded fordhams in the usa. His writings were characterized by the ragstoriches narrative, which had a formative effect on the united. Tim campbell has also generously supported this project over the course of many years now, and im honored to have my work included in his commonalities series. Malabou positions her book at the center of this questioning. What can one say but thanks to family, inlaws, neighbors, and generous spirits. C at h e r i n e m a l a b o u perspectives in co n t i n e n ta l p h i l o s o p h y m a l a b o u. Id also like to acknowledge helen tartar, who first showed an interest in my proposal. He was born in ghana and grew up in apartheid and postapartheid south africa. Multiversal fordham university institutional repository. Fordham has established the helen tartar memorial fund.
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